Chris Cassels, First Year - 2199

''Whenever you have teams in from all over the nation, it's good for the scouts,'' Brewers scout Jim Gabella told The Orlando Sentinel in March 1988. "It's good to see talent from other
parts of the country and make comparisons to players you see here. Two
years ago we got a good look at Chris Cassels Gonzalez Tate and ended up
signing him, and he hit .382 his first year of pro ball."

Cassels had that hot start with the Brewers in 1987, but he couldn't keep it up. He went on to play in six seasons in the minors and seven more in independent ball. He never made AAA.

Cassels' career began in 1986, taken by Milwaukee in the 31st round of the draft out Pensacola, Fla.'s Gonzalez Tate High School.

He moved to single-A Beloit for 1988. His average dropped to .277. He hit 11 home runs and had 60 RBI. His average then dropped again in 1989 at single-A Stockton to .242. Cassels returned to Stockton for 1990, hitting .284 over 93 games.